Category Archives: Relationship
The Comforter II
‘But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me’ John 15:26
The Holy Spirit is the spirit of Christ. No wonder the Bible says, ‘Christ in you the hope of glory’. The Holy Spirit is not different from Jesus Christ. Jesus says ‘I and the Father are one’. He says ‘I am going but I am leaving another Comforter, I am not going to leave you like orphans. I am going to come and stay with you’. So who is the Comforter? Jesus. Which means that everything Jesus was to the disciples when He walked with them side by side, the Holy Spirit is to us today. Read the rest of this entry
Pointers To Un-repented Sin
‘Then the LORD God called to the man, Where are you? He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked…’ Gen.3:9-10
Today, we will be dealing with the components of the baggage of un-repented sin. These are the pointers to the fact that perhaps there is a baggage of un-repented sin you need to deal with. The first pointer to un-repented sin is regret [Read Genesis 3:1-13]. There is no point regretting. In dealing with regret, the first thing you need to know is that you Read the rest of this entry
Men’s View vs God’s View IV
‘There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful’ 1Chro.4:9.
There are times when, even though you are going about doing God’s work people will rise up and call you names. When you constantly put before you the God you are serving, what people say will become insignificant. Even Jesus who came for the good of mankind was accused of healing through Read the rest of this entry
Men’s View vs God’s View III
‘Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it’ Ps.139:14
David knew God’s opinion about him and because he believed it so strongly, he was able to rise above the box of the opinion of men. When God sent Samuel to anoint a king in the house of Jesse, because of the opinion his family had of him, David was not presented at all. However, God’s view is far reaching and it Read the rest of this entry
Men’s View vs God’s View I
‘So God created human beings in His own image… God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it… And I have given every green plant as food’ Gen.1:26-30
Human beings generally have one view or the other about themselves. How you see yourself can be classified as either healthy or unhealthy. The word ‘unhealthy’ basically means something dangerous or something harmful; also used in reference to our choice of food or lifestyle. The word ‘view’ is defined as Read the rest of this entry
Offloading Unresolved Pain II
‘You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!’ Isaiah.26:3.
It is impossible to keep wounds fresh and to keep the pains away. Keeping the wounds fresh will only keep the pain fresh. Many of us think that by keeping the wounds fresh, we are punishing the people who have hurt us. The truth is that you are only punishing yourself. The next step to offloading the baggage of Read the rest of this entry
Fill The Void
‘Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit’ Eph.5:18
The mistake a lot of us make is that, even though we really cut-off from toxic relationships, we neglect to fill the void. When you cut off, it creates a void, particularly if you had emotional connections to that relationship. ‘Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Read the rest of this entry
Filter Connections II
‘…Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.” Gen.13:9
It was after Jacob confronted Laban that he was able to access the next step of the toxic relationship [Gen.30:25]. In some cases, the next step might be to can the relationship. To can simply means to restrict influence or access. So after you have confronted the person and you have discerned that the Read the rest of this entry
Filter Connections I
‘Finally Abram said to Lot, Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives!’ Gen.13:8
When a relationship becomes unhealthy, you need to filter it by the help of the Holy Spirit. There are three ‘C’s’ used in filtering connections; these ‘C’s’ will help inform the questions you should ask the Holy Spirit. The three ‘C’s’ are Confront, Can, or Cut-off. When you are faced with an unhealthy relationship Read the rest of this entry
Unhealthy Baggage
‘Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted’ Titus 1:15
Relationships are like baggage, not all are necessarily bad. However, the toxic ones have a way to deterring your pilgrimage. Relations are crucial to your destiny and its fulfillment. ‘The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong. The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill Read the rest of this entry
